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NameRU RU'S TACOS + TEQUILA
Address715 PROVIDENCE RD
 
City/State/ZIP
CHARLOTTE NC 28207
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyMecklenburg
Inspection Date 8/16/2018
Final Score @ Grade
95.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
14 0 Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized Yes No No 4-501.114 Maintain sanitizer at correct concentrations when being used to sanitize. -P Observed no sanitizer supply at three compartment sink for automatic feeder. CDI: PIC mixed sanitizer manually and created the necessary concentration of 200 ppm QAC.
20 0 Proper cold holding temperatures Yes No No 3-501.16(A)(2) Maintain TCS foods in cold holding at 45F or less. -P Observed aiolis and salsa overstacked in flip top unit across from grill holding at 78F and 49F respectively. CDI: Aiolis voluntarily discarded and top portion of salsa removed to be cooled properly. EHS recommended placing aiolis on TPHC and provided template procedure.
21 1.50 Proper date marking and disposition Yes Yes No 3-501.18 Discard the food requiring date labels once time/temperature window has expired, if it is not been labeled, or if the label is incorrect. -P Observed grilled onions from 08/07 in reach in unit. CDI: Onions voluntarily discarded. Facility has shown improvement (only one expired item compared with multiples in the last inspection) since previous inspection and points were not escalated accordingly. REPEAT.
31 0.50 Proper cooling methods used; adequate equipment for temperature control Yes Yes No 3-501.15 Quickly cool foods. Use methods such as open/vented shallow pans, large ice baths and active stirring. Cold air must flow around product to remove the heat. -Pf Observed cut tomatoes and boiled eggs with lemon slices cooling in a flip top unit rated for holding. CDI: Both products were vented, removed from holding units and placed into walk in to facilitate rapid cooling. REPEAT.
39 0 Wiping cloths: properly used and stored Yes No No 3-304.14(B) Hold in-use wiping cloths in sanitizer between uses. Observed sanitizer bucket on expo line reading less than 100 ppm QAC. CDI: Bucket refilled with sanitizer reading 200 ppm QAC.
42 1 Utensils, equipment and linens: properly stored, dried and handled No Yes No 4-901.11(A) Air dry equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing. Observed wet nested plastic pans on drying rack above three compartment sink. REPEAT.
43 0.50 Single-use and single-service articles; properly stored and used Yes Yes No 4-904.11 Display and handle single-use and single-service articles to prevent contamination. Observed single service take out utensils displayed with food contact surface facing up. CDI: Products inverted. REPEAT.
46 0.50 Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips No No Yes 4-302.14 Provide a test kit that accurately measures sanitizer concentrations. -Pf Observed test strips for QAC sanitizer and chlorine sanitizer at bar area expired. VERIFICATION REQUIRED within 10 days to determine compliance.
47 0.50 Non-food-contact surfaces clean No Yes No 4-601.11(C )/4-602.13 Keep the equipment clean to avoid build up of dust, food residue or debris. Observed shelving in prep/utensil storage in need of cleaning. REPEAT.